2 flown after boat accident in Card Sound

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida — Two people were airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center following a boat accident in Card Sound Saturday morning, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

The accident occurred around 10:25 a.m

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An MDFR spokesman said air rescue crews performed “a lifting operation using a Stokes basket to rescue two patients” from the water.

“Divers have been sent to the water to search for a third patient who has been found,” the spokesman said.

Authorities did not immediately provide further information about this victim.

Local 10 News is contacting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for more information.

The crash came two days after a boat accident off Key West that left one person dead and four others injured.